'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [905v] (1817/1826)
The record is made up of 1 volume (908 folios). It was created in 1829. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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1710
p vi-j dio I'aAr sai-Am, Name of Sam Nariman (because he
killed a dragon at a single blow).
p j/aA- zadah, By one rule ; in one line.
p yak zamdn, Cotemporary.
p <Jlc.LJo yak an hour’s duration, momentary, transito
ry. teL-i suhbat-iyak sa t ah> An hour’s conversation,
r <idUo yak salah, Of one year, one year old.
v^lJj^yak san, The same, ditto, equal to, conformable, all
one. Plain, level, parallel, of equal sides, of the same order, in
the same series or manner, equally. Always, for ever.
yak sdn kardan^ To make equal, to level, to adapt,
p yak s anl, Uniformity, parity, identity.
p yaksdnldan, To be or make equal.
VjJj yak sar, Under one head. Subject to one chief. To
gether in one body, at one stroke. From beginning to end. Sud
denly. Alone.
p i .-Jo yak sarah, A solitary person. A friend, having the
same sentiments. At one time, all at once.
p jjJcyJo yaksarldan, To assemble in one place.
p yak su, On one side, one side.
p d yak suzsdr^ A single horseman, one who rides along
fearing nothing ; a knight-errant,
p yak suwarah. The sun.
p * yaksun (or ijyjLi t yaksunah)^ Plain, level, equal. Al
ways, for ever.
p^A-jj-Jo yaksuntdan,) To level, to make plain,
p yak shabah, A kind of fine white linen embroidered
with gold thread. Any thing one night old.
p yak shast, One who sits or converses with ano
ther. Two companions.
p yak shambah, Sunday.
v^sfjyak kalam, Consistent (a
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
). Together, atone
stroke, at once, all, total.
p yakak, A lake, a pool. (Castellus.)
f C^J^yak girih, Like, resembling, conformable to.
p yak gunah. Of one colour, manner, or kind.
p yak lakht, Of one key ; i. e. most powerful, an empe
ror, a commander in chief. All at once,
pjliL? yaklu,) Simple, single (thread),
p yakum, The first.
p yak musallab, A sort of coin stampt with a cross,
r ir l-X; yak nishast^Who sits or converses with another.
p yak nafar, One man, a certain person,
p CSj yak nazoardy One way, road, or manner,
p uX *3 uX yak nah yak, One or other,
p yakmdi, Excellence, fortitude, strength,
p yakun, Of one kind. A kind of silken stuff.
A yakun, It will be. The sum total of an account,
p ;L> j ijX, yak o riim sdz, A term or property pertaining
to musical instruments. A kind of music. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
p X yakah, One, singular, unique. At once, together. The
first, former. Every one, somebody. Yakkah, Some one. A one-
horse chaise.
P X yakah jawdn, A single youth,
pjlj^ X yakah suwdr, A single cavalier, one who is une
qualled in the army, a hero.
p j>V X yakah shabdn rdz, One day and night.
p yakl, One, somebody, a certain person. Unity, concord,
unanimity. ^ y“kl az mul'uk, One of the kings ; a
certain king. ^ yaki budan, To consent, to be of one
mind. ._V— X yaki dar chand, How many folds or sorts.
yaki dar dah, Ten-fold, ten times so much,
yaki surkh, One piece of gold. yaki yaki, One with
another; singly. yaki az yaki, One with another.
p jjjX; yakldan, To be or become one.
p yak in, Name of a sweet and branchy herb.
p yagdn, One, single, alone, only. Orthodox, unitaiians.
yagan yagdn, Singly, one by one.
p^Jol^o yagdnugl (or yagd.ni), Singularity, unity. Ex
cellence, any thing incomparable. Union, conjunction. Solitude.
Victory. Concord, unanimity. yagdnagl ddshtan.
To be unparalleled, inimitable.
f yagdnah, One, sole, unique, singular, incomparable.
Alone. A person unequalled in any thing. A conqueror. A
brother, a friend. A pearl. jUX yagdna-i a^sdr, The
phoenix, the ornament of the age. yagdnah shudan,
To be united. To be alone. J\j> yagdnah shudan
ba ra-y. To be of one opinion.
p ci'X yagdnah-gdy, Who professes faith in one God.
p tjji) yagunah, Of one kind, the same, equal to.
P Jj yal, A hero, a brave athletic warrior. A horse pasturing
at large. Corpulent, strong, robust. Utility, profit. A heart
free from sorrow.
\\yalld, (fern, of Jjj ayall) (A woman) having short teeth
bent inwardly, and not placed regularly in the gums. High (hill).
Short (hoof). (A horn) bent backward.
a yaldgh, Any thing white.
a yaldk, A broken pan in which they feed dogs and cats.
Yildik, Name of a certain king.
a ^ci^yaldmi^, (pi. of £-Xj) Shining things (as armour).
a yaldmik, (pi. of yaimak) Tartar garments,
p ^1 Yaldn, Name of a champion of Turan. (pi. of (Jj y a 0
Heroes.
yald yuld, Come along, come along.
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The volume is A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations , by John Richardson, of the Middle Temple and Wadham College, Oxford. Revised and improved by Charles Wilkins. This new edition has been enlarged by Francis Johnson. The volume was printed by J. L. Cox, London, 1829.
The volume begins with a preface (folios 7-8), followed by the dissertation (folios 9-40), proofs and illustrations (folios 41-49), and an advertisement on pronunciation and verb forms (folios 50-51). The dictionary is Arabic and Persian to English, arranged alphabetically according to the Arabic and Persian alphabets. At the back of the volume are corrections and additions (folio 908).
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- 1 volume (908 folios)
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The dictionary is arranged alphabetically, according to the Arabic and Persian alphabets.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 910; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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- Richardson, Sir John, 9th Baronet
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